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Bookmark or Share- Chitimacha Tribe of LouisianaWelcome to the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana’s website. We hope that you enjoy learning about our Tribe’s history & culture, Tribal government, attractions & accommodations and Tribal enterprises. We encourage you to come visit our museum, eat and play at our Casino, and stay at our hotel or RV park.
- Chitimacha NationChitimacha Nation. The Chitimacha Indian Tribe, also known as the “People of the Many Waters,” has lived in Louisiana’s bayou country for centuries. They have been the caretakers of the region for generations, long before Europeans arrived. Their story is an important part of American history.
- Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana - 64 ParishesThe Chitimacha Tribe is the only federally recognized tribe to retain and occupy part of its ancestral territory within the present state of Louisiana. It was the first Louisiana tribe to gain federal recognition in 1916, with the remaining tract of Chitimacha land in St. Mary Parish placed in trust by the United States in 1919.
- Tribal History | Chitimacha Tribe of LouisianaThe Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana is the only tribe in Louisiana to still occupy a portion of their aboriginal homeland. The Chitimacha, according to oral history, “have always been here.” Unfortunately, over thousands of years the Chitimacha land base has significantly decreased.
- Chitimacha - WikipediaThe Chitimacha (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ t ɪ m ə ʃ ɑː / CHIT-i-mə-shah; or / tʃ ɪ t ɪ ˈ m ɑː ʃ ə / chit-i-MAH-shə) are an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands in Louisiana. They are a federally recognized tribe, the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana. The Chitimacha have an Indian reservation in St. Mary Parish near Charenton on Bayou ...
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